Social Media

Facebook Stops Path From Finding Friends After Spam Mishap: Report

Facebook has cut off Path's ability to access its "Find Friends" function, according to a report.

Users of the social-network app, which lets them share private updates with close friends and family, can no longer search for friends using Facebook, TechCrunch reported Saturday. Access was restricted after Path updated its smartphone app on Friday. However, the San Francisco-based company can still use Facebook as a login option, and share posts to Facebook.

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In February, Path settled an FTC complaint that called the user interface for its iOS app "misleading." The commission said Path automatically collected and stored personal information — including full names, addresses and phone numbers — from users' mobile address book even if they did not opt to select a "find friends from your contacts" option.

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